Security

While computer and data security is a large and complex subject, it is
disconcerting how many MultiValue systems do not even take the most
fundamental precautions to protect user data from unauthorized access. Just
a couple of straightforward techniques can prevent that kid on the coffee
shop WiFi from stealing your access codes and walking through your system at
will.

Closing firewalls, email filtering, passwords, encryption, SSL, injection
attacks — welcome to running with the big dogs. As MultiValue systems move
into mainstream environments and become part of the enterprise's
multi-platform, customer facing business solutions, we find ourselves having
to deal with and defend against the same types of attacks our non-MultiValue
partners have been plagued with. While there is a lot of literature about
these issues available, unfortunately the MultiValue platform is not usually
the topic of these discussions. This article is a start in closing that gap.